"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 561.  Malheur County.

R. D. GREER

     It is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant consideration in this
volume of the history of Malheur county to the estimable gentleman whose name is
at the head of this article, since he is one who partakes of the real spirit of
the pioneer and since he is a man of excellent qualities and since he has
wrought in this vicinity for the substantial progress and upbuilding of the same
for many years.
     Mr. Greer was born in Ohio, on September 28, 1850, being the son of Guin
and Elizabeth Greer.  In 1866 he came with his parents to Lancaster county,
Nebraska, and there he received the completion of his education and gave his
attention to farming.  He first came to Malheur county, in 1875, then two years
later returned to Nebraska, only to come west again in 1880.  Settlement was
made at Emmett, Idaho, and twelve years he labored there, then removed to
Weiser, where he operated in the lumbering industry and then moved to Ontario,
and there embarked on the mercantile sea.  He continued in a successful business
there until 1900, when he sold his interests and came to his present place, one
mile southeast from Owyhee postoffice.  He has one quarter section, well
irrigated and improved and productive of good dividends annually.  Mr. Greer is
active in the affairs of the county and has ever been allied on the side of
progress and enterprise.
     The marriage of Mr. Greer and Mrs. Alice L. Conley, a native of Michigan,
was solemnized in 1872, at Lincoln, Nebraska, and they have one daughter,
Myrtle.  By her former husband, Mrs. Greer has one daughter, now the wife of
Frank Davis, of this county.  Mr. Greer is one of the leaders in the
establishment of the Owyhee ditch and has always been dominated by a keen
foresight and perception which has given him abundant success in his endeavors.
Fraternally, he affiliates with the W. of W., in Ontario.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.